I'm being told to fill out the papers to join the union or "they" will remove me from the schedule. I've been working with the company for about 6-7 months now. I had initially, months ago, filled out the papers to join the union and sent them off but they never got them, since I never joined it I figured I may as well not join at all (the application seems to imply that involvement is voluntary). Anyway, some months after that I did talk with the union steward to get a copy of the contract with my store, mostly out of curiosity, they found out then I still wasn't in the union and now some weeks after that my dept. lead hands me another app and says I have to fill it out.
Thank goodness Texas isn't required! Although I do enjoy the benefits of Kroger being in a Union store, I don't like the thought of the the union supporting the Democrat Party. That means any money coming out of your pockets can go straight to theirs. I did belong to the union for quite a few years, but after trying to apply for a scholarship for my daughter only to be told she probably wouldn't get it, seems they don't care about a person's qualifications only if they are of a certain race (in other words non-white), I was very much offended! I could understand if it was a scholarship for minorities, but it's a scholarship for children of Kroger employees that are members of the union. I got out and told them my money will be better spent on helping my daughter through college! They will never get a penny from me again! I will quit before that happens!
